This application claims the benefit of Taiwan application Serial No. 105141586, filed Dec. 15, 2016, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
The disclosure relates in general to a physiological signal measuring method and a physiological signal measuring device.
Along with the advance and development in technology, a physiological signal measuring device is provided. The physiological signal measuring device can measure relevant health information of a person-under-test, such as the respiratory rate and the heart rate. As people's awareness of health keeps growing, the physiological signal measuring device has been widely used in various medical institutions and households. However, the accuracy and stability of the physiological signal measuring device is susceptible to the contact state between the electrode sheets and the skin. Particularly, interference will become even worse when fabric electrodes are used or when the person-under-test makes a large movement.
The disclosure is directed to a physiological signal measuring method and a physiological signal measuring device.
According to one embodiment of the disclosure, a physiological signal measuring method is provided. The physiological signal measuring method includes the following steps: A first inputting signal having a first frequency, a second inputting signal having a second frequency and a third inputting signal having a third frequency are respectively inputted to at least two electrode sheets attached on a skin. A first impedance value corresponding to the first inputting signal, a second impedance value corresponding to the second inputting signal and a third impedance value corresponding to the third inputting signal between the electrode sheets and the skin are respectively measured. An interference impedance between the electrode sheets and the skin is obtained according to the first frequency, the second frequency, the third frequency, the first impedance value, the second impedance value and the third impedance value. The skin is measured to obtain a measured physiological signal. The measured physiological signal is corrected according to the interference impedance to obtain a corrected physiological signal.
According to another embodiment of the disclosure, a physiological signal measuring device is provided. The physiological signal measuring device includes at least two electrode sheets, a signal inputting unit, an impedance measuring unit, a computing unit, a physiological signal measuring unit and a signal processing unit. The electrode sheets are attached on a skin. The signal inputting unit respectively inputs a first inputting signal having a first frequency, a second inputting signal having a second frequency and a third inputting signal having a third frequency to at least two electrode sheets attached on a skin. The impedance measuring unit respectively measures a first impedance value corresponding to the first inputting signal, a second impedance value corresponding to the second inputting signal and a third impedance value corresponding to the third inputting signal between the electrode sheets and the skin. The computing unit obtains an interference impedance between the electrode sheets and the skin according to the first frequency, the second frequency, the third frequency, the first impedance value, the second impedance value and the third impedance value. The physiological signal measuring unit measures the skin to obtain a measured physiological signal. The signal processing unit corrects the measured physiological signal according to the interference impedance to obtain a corrected physiological signal.
The above and other aspects of the disclosure will become better understood with regard to the following detailed description of the preferred but non-limiting embodiment(s). The following description is made with reference to the accompanying drawings.
In the following detailed description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the disclosed embodiments. It will be apparent, however, that one or more embodiments may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are schematically shown in order to simplify the drawing.
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The interference impedance Z(ω) is a function of frequency. If the signals of all frequency are inputted point by point, the value of interference impedance Z(ω) can be measured point by point and the curve of interference impedance Z(ω) can be constructed through curve fitting. However, such practice is very time-consuming and can only be done in an off-line manner. It cannot be done on a wearable device. Here below, a fast analytic method capable of solving the function of interference impedance Z(ω) can be obtained through the input of three inputting signals corresponding to three frequencies.
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Therefore, based on formula (1), the body physiological signal V0(ω) can be obtained if the interference impedance Z(ω) is known.
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Generally speaking, the two electrode sheets 110 and 120 mostly are selected from the same production and the same model, such that measurement error can be reduced. Given that the electrode sheets 110 and 120 are identical, the equivalent circuit model of
The relationship between the interference impedance Z(ω), the equivalence resistances Rd, Rs and the equivalent capacitances Cd can be expressed as formula (2):
The real parts of interference impedance Z(ω) is Re(Z(ω)) which can be expressed as formula (3):
Let Rd be y, and Cd2Rd2 be x, then Re(Z(ω)) can be simplified as formula (4):
A first inputting signal S1 having a first frequency ω1 (illustrated in
Let A1 be the second impedance value Z2 deducted by the first impedance value Z1, and A2 be the third impedance value Z3 deducted by the first impedance value Z1, then A1 and A2 can be expressed as formula (6):
Based on formula (6), y can be expressed as formulae (7) and (8):
Let a1 be
b1 be
c1 be
a2 be
b2 be
and c2 be
then y can be expressed as formula (9):
A new formula formed by deducting the second equation from the first equation of formula (9) can be expressed as formula (10):
(a1−a2)x2+(b1−b2)x+(c1−c2)=0 (10)
The solution to x of formula (10) of can be expressed as (11):
Based on formula (9) and the definition of y, the equivalent resistance Rd can be expressed as formula (12):
Wherein, x of formula (12) can be substituted by x as defined in formula (11).
Based on the definition of x, equivalent capacitance Cd can be expressed as formula (13):
Wherein, x of formula (13) can be substituted by x as defined in formula (11).
Based on formula (3), equivalent resistance Rs can be expressed as formula (14):
In the formulae (12) to (14) of equivalent resistances Rd, Rs and equivalent capacitance Cd, the parameters a1, b1, c1, a2, b2, c2 can be obtained according to the first frequency ω1, the second frequency ω1, the third frequency ω3, the first impedance value Z1, the second impedance value Z1, and the third impedance value Z3. Therefore, once the first frequency ω1, the second frequency ω1, the third frequency ω3, the first impedance value Z1, the second impedance value Z1, and the third impedance value Z3 are obtained, the equivalent resistances Rd, Rs and the equivalent capacitance Cd will be obtained accordingly. Then, based on formula (2), the interference impedance Z(ω) can also be obtained. Furthermore, based on the above formulas, the equivalent resistances Rd, Rs and the equivalent capacitance Cd can be obtained according to the imaginary parts of interference impedance Z(ω), and the interference impedance Z(ω) can be obtained by the same analogy. However, details of deduction are not described here.
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In an embodiment, each of the first inputting signal S1, the second inputting signal S2 and the third inputting signal S3 can be an AC electric signal. In another embodiment, the first inputting signal S1 having a lower frequency can be a DC electric signal.
In step S120, a first impedance value Z1 corresponding to the first inputting signal S1, a second impedance value Z2 corresponding to the second inputting signal S2 and a third impedance value Z3 corresponding to the third inputting signal S3 between the electrode sheets 110 and 120 and the skin 910 are respectively measured by the impedance measuring unit 140 (steps S121, S122 and S123).
In an embodiment, firstly, the step S111 of inputting the first inputting signal S1 and the step S121 of measuring the first impedance value Z1 are performed; then, the step S112 of inputting the second inputting signal S2 and the step S122 of measuring the second impedance value Z2 are performed; lastly, the step S113 of inputting the third inputting signal S3 and the step S123 of measuring the third impedance value Z3 are performed. It should be noted that in step S110 of the inputting signals and step S120 of measuring the impedance values, it does not matter which of the first inputting signal S1, the second inputting signal S2 and the third inputting signal S3 is processed first. What really matters is that after an inputting signal having a frequency is inputted to the signal inputting unit 130, the impedance value corresponding to the inputting signal having the frequency is measured prior to input another inputting signal.
Then, the method proceeds to step S130, the interference impedance Z(ω) between the electrode sheets 110 and 120 and the skin 910 is obtained by the computing unit 150 according to the first frequency ω1, the second frequency ω2, the third frequency ω3, the first impedance value Z1, the second impedance value Z2, the third impedance value Z3.
Then, the method proceeds to step S140, the skin 910 is measured by the physiological signal measuring unit 160 to obtain a measured physiological signal V1(ω).
Then, the method proceeds to step S150, the measured physiological signal V1(ω) is corrected by the signal processing unit 170 according to the interference impedance Z(ω) to obtain a corrected physiological signal V2(ω). Then, the signal processing unit 170 can perform inverse Fourier transform on the corrected physiological signal V2(ω) to obtain a time domain waveform of the signal.
In an embodiment, step S110 to step S150 can be repeatedly performed. That is, after step S110 to step S150 are performed in sequence, step S110 is performed to update the interference impedance Z(ω) and correct the measured physiological signal V1(ω). In another embodiment, after step S110 to step S150 are performed in sequence, step S140 and step S150 are performed to correct the measured physiological signal V1(ω). Meanwhile, the interference impedance Z(ω) most recently calculated is corrected. After a period of time, the method returns to step S110 to update the interference impedance Z(ω).
In an embodiment, the impedance measuring unit 140 and the physiological signal measuring unit 160 can be directly connected to the electrode sheets 110, such that the step S120 of measuring the first impedance value Z1, the second impedance value Z2 and the third impedance value Z3 and the step S140 of measuring the measured physiological signal V1(ω) can be performed concurrently.
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It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the disclosed embodiments. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims and their equivalents.
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